On the 27th, still cuts of TVXQ Yunho‘s scenes from KBS 2TV‘s ‘Poseidon‘ were revealed.
The still cuts display Yunho in various scenes of the drama. Playing the role of a special forces soldier, he had no trouble acting out his role even while wearing his heavy uniform. The singer who is making a cameo appearance in the drama actually carried out all of his acting scenes on his own, without using a stunt double.
An insider on set reported, “He arrived on set after a long flight but did not show any signs of fatigue. He read over his lines, and was prepared to get into character. Although he is an idol star, he is humble and works very hard. We were shocked by his professionalism.”
Source:
http://www.allkpop.com/2011/09/still-cuts-of-yunhos-scenes-in-poseidon-revealed
Title: 포세이돈 / Poseidon
Also Known as: Coast Guard Investigation 9 (CGI9)
Genre: Action, romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2011-Sep-19 to 2011-Nov-08
Air time: Monday and Tuesday 21:55
Production Credits
Chief Producer: Kwak Ki Won
Producer: Moon Jung Kwang (문성광), Lee So Yeon
Director: Yoo Chul Yong, Oh Sang Won (오상원)
Screenwriter: Jo Kyu Won (조규원)
Synopsis
This drama is the story of the members life savers of the coast guard. The drama is based on the special duties of the Korean Coast Guard officers (rescues, terrorism threats, and other special missions) and also their obstacle in life and love. The drama takes its name from the Poseidon Team, a special forces unit of the Marines. Using the strong bonds of humanity as a basis, and through the challenges faced by the protagonists and their spirit of self-sacrifice, the drama movingly shows the significance of life and the stories of how people overcome obstacles in life.
Kim Sun Woo, who spent his school days as a troublemaker, decides to make a change in his life and joins the sea special attack team, which is called Poseidon. Sun Woo works as a promising commando, but he unexpectedly becomes entangled in an unsavory incident after 2 years. He is demoted and is sent to a maritime police office in Gunsan city. Sun Woo’s passion cools down and he slowly loses his vision as a maritime policeman. Then one day, Jung Ryul, who has formed a new crime investigation section in Incheon city, visits Sun Woo and asks him to join the team.
Cast
Choi Si Won as Kim Sun Woo
Lee Si Young as Lee Soo Yoon
Lee Sung Jae as Kwon Jung Ryul
Han Jung Soo as Oh Min Hyuk
Jung Woon Taek as Lee Choong Shik
Kil Yong Woo as Oh Yong Gap
Jang Dong Jik as Kang Joo Min
U Know Yunho as Kang Eun Cheul
Im Ki Hyuk (임기혁) as Kim Sang Soo
Kim Tae Hyung (김태형) as Woo Hyun Tae
Jin Hee Kyung as Hyun Hye Jung
Kim Yoon Seo (김윤서) as Hong Ji Ah
Lee Dong Shin as Kwon Chang Bum
Choi Jung Woo as Han Sang Goon
Lee Byung Joon as Superintendent Gu
Son Jong Bum as Captain Oh
Park Sung Kwang (박성광) as Kim Dae Sung
Lee Sang Hoon (이상훈) as Lee Won Tak
?? as Choi Hee Gon
Kim Joon Bae (김준배) as Jung Duk Soo
Jang Won Young as Ahn Dong Chool
Park Won Sook as Uhm Hee Sook
Choi Ran as Young Ran
Jun Mi Sun as Park Min Jung
Kim Soo Hyun (김수현) as Kwon Ha Na
Lee Joo Shil as Cha Myung Joo
Poseidon Trailer
These two right here may be the only reason I’m keen to watch Poseidon, because individually Choi Siwon and Lee Shi-young are both pretty charismatic, and together they look downright adorable.
Their couple nickname (already they’ve got one) is Sun-Soo couple, which takes part of both characters’ names — he’s Sun-woo, she’s Soo-yoon. But it’s got the added little joke built in, since sun-soo also means player. Heh. I wonder who’ll be doing the heartbreaking here. I hope it’s her; surely the cocky hotshot could stand to be taken down a peg or two.
From the director of All In and the writer of IRIS, we can expect a fair amount of drama and action, although I really do hope there’s plenty of lighthearted beats, too — because if you’re gonna cast two beautiful stars with solid comic chops, it would be a waste not to put those skills to good use. I’m eager to see their romance play out (with lots of chemistry and skinship, please!); Siwon’s romance in Oh My Lady felt disappointingly platonic, while Lee’s characters seem to have been thwarted in love more often than not.
Below the couple shots, we have a few stills of the drama’s other lead actor, Lee Sung-jae, with the girl who plays his daughter. In the drama, he loses his wife (who was his first love) in an accident. Although he’s a doting single father, he becomes a workaholic and throws himself into his job with the police force, of which Lee Shi-young and Han Jung-soo (Prosecutor Princess) are also members.
Poseidon takes up the timeslot vacated by Myung-wol the Spy, although there’ll be a week gap between the two. Since Chuseok falls on Monday, the 12th, Poseidon will premiere the following week on September 19.
More Photo Stills @
http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/09/couple-stills-and-more-from-poseidon/
Yay, more movement on Poseidon! Here are shots from the drama’s initial script rehearsal; the table read was held three weeks ago but the photos have only been released now. The three main leads were naturally present — Choi Siwon, Lee Sung-jae, Lee Shi-young — as well as the supporting cast: Han Jung-soo, Gil Yong-woo, Park Sung-kwang, Jin Hee-kyung.
We also get a few more details about the story and premise: After losing his wife in an accident, Lee Sung-jae’s naval officer character becomes a total workaholic and sets out out to uncover a mafia organization linked to an unsolved case.
Choi Siwon was a rookie agent in Athena; here, he plays a onetime ace officer who’d enjoyed a steady rise. However, after getting caught up in a messy case, his career ground to a halt. The former hotshot is now the problem child of the special forces team Poseidon, and he’s put on the investigation team looking into that unsolved case. Also on that case is the sole female officer on the team, Lee Shi-young.
Tonally, it looks like the drama’s going for action and mystery, calling Poseidon an example of a “new concept in investigative dramas.” The point of comparison the production is making is the American series NCIS — by which I hope they mean Poseidon will be funny. Because really, nobody ever watched NCIS for Navy verisimilitude, right? The cases in that show were all about providing the backdrop for character interaction and humorous banter. I could get behind that.
I am a little nervous that the production isn’t that far ahead of its airing schedule, considering that the first version of the series had months of advance preparation and this one is less than a month away from its premiere. But the drama has basically wiped the slate clean and gotten a fresh start, so let’s hope it gets off on the right foot this time.
Poseidon premieres on Monday, September 19.
Credit;
http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/08/finally-some-plot-details-on-poseidon-v-2-0/
Actor Han Jung-soo, known for being the good-guy second lead in Prosecutor Princess or the hot guy with abs in Chuno, (er…the other one, no the other other one, yeah that one) has been cast in the upcoming maritime police drama Poseidon, opposite Choi Siwon and Lee Shi-young. So… that pretty much seals it, right? Poseidon is an abfest in water? Seriously, it’s a pretty good contest, between the three of them.
He’ll be playing sergeant Oh Min-hyuk, in charge of a special investigations team, and is described as a hip, urbane, and charming guy who disarms people with his witty words. The producers describe the character as 100% in line with Han Jung-soo’s real-life personality, which just makes me laugh. So… they’re exactly the same, only one’s an actor and the other’s a detective in the ocean? Yeah, so similar. I get the charm part, though. Or was I just taken with his Chuno hair?
Is there any chance he’s going to grow it back for this drama? Sigh, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a cop with long hair, so I guess he’ll be sporting his Prosecutor hair with his Chuno abs. I suppose it’s a compromise I’m willing to accept.
Poseidon has (finally) begun production (again) and premieres in September following Myung-wol the Spy on KBS.
Source/Credit;
http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/08/han-jung-soo-joins-the-cast-of-poseidon/
The troubled drama was already rescued once from cancellation, and picked up for a fall broadcast after its plans for a spring premiere fell by the wayside. Yet with its September broadcast just over a month away, the drama still doesn’t have a cast after losing most of their original actors. Eep!
Cold weather and production delays pushed back filming this past winter, and with the stars unable to keep their schedules on hold indefinitely, Poseidon slowly began dropping actors: Eric, Kim Kang-woo, Kim Ok-bin, Jeon Hye-bin…
Re-casting has been a tough process; there has been talk of some possible names up for roles, but none have been finalized. One rep with KBS said, “After the drama was given a timeslot on the broadcast schedule, the producers contacted several actors and singers, but with the urgency of the proceedings, it’s not an easy situation.” And with casting in limbo, shooting is impossible.
The timeline is such that even if a cast were to be finalized immediately, the production would be facing mighty tight filming schedules to get everything ready in time. Many trendies do begin filming about a month prior to first airdate, but action dramas like Poseidon require more time for filming in unusual locales and conditions (at sea) and for post-production work.
Another rep said, “Poseidon has gone through a stormy voyage, but following its pickup for the broadcast schedule, it will need to make its premiere no matter what, and currently its feet are being held to the fire. Even if shooting were to commence, it’s uncertain whether it’ll proceed smoothly. The producers and actors will all have to bear a heavy burden.”
Originally intended to be an SBS series, Poseidon was dropped by that broadcaster and then picked up by KBS. It is currently slotted to air on Monday and Tuesdays after Myung-wol the Spy wraps up, which puts its first episode in the first week of September or thereabouts.
Credit:
http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/07/poseidon-faces-ticking-clock-to-get-production-going/
After the disappointing news of action drama “Poseidon” officially getting canceled for filming and broadcast early last month, it looks like the drama has been revived after all!
The plot of “Poseidon” is based around the self-sacrificing work lives of four elite maritime policemen, and had originally cast Shinhwa’s Eric, Kim Ok Bin, Kim Kang Woo, and TVXQ’s Jung Yunho.
A representative of the producing team stated, “As Korea’s first ever maritime drama series, we believe viewers will be able to feel a sense of satisfaction as they follow a string of mysterious police cases. Viewers will be able to confirm for themselves the grand scale and roughness of Korea’s beaches.”
Because of the uncertainty hanging around the status of the drama earlier, the original cast had all left for other projects and work is being done to get a new cast on board as soon as possible.
The blockbuster drama has been scheduled for broadcast this September on KBS 2TV, after the completion of the upcoming drama series, “Spy Myung Wol”.
Credit:
http://www.allkpop.com/2011/06/poseidon-gets-revived-for-kbs-broadcast-this-september
